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C/1957 P1 (Mrkos)

Basic Information of C/1957 P1 (Mrkos)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.365043
Eccentricity 0.998849
Inclination (deg) 95.362400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 68.929700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.817100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5648.108773

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1957-06-17T19:14:52.800
Period (years) 5648.108773

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 15:34:30.65 -53:55:47.0 91.676 1.63 104.0 HIP 76455 24.52
2025-11-22 15:34:34.93 -53:55:56.4 91.680 1.63 104.5 HIP 76455 24.06
2025-11-23 15:34:39.21 -53:56:06.2 91.683 1.63 105.1 HIP 76455 23.62
2025-11-24 15:34:43.49 -53:56:16.4 91.687 1.63 105.6 HIP 76455 23.19
2025-11-25 15:34:47.76 -53:56:26.9 91.690 1.63 106.1 HIP 76455 22.77
2025-11-26 15:34:52.02 -53:56:37.8 91.692 1.63 106.7 HIP 76455 22.38
2025-11-27 15:34:56.27 -53:56:49.0 91.695 1.63 107.2 HIP 76455 21.99
2025-11-28 15:35:00.51 -53:57:00.6 91.697 1.63 107.8 HIP 76455 21.63
2025-11-29 15:35:04.73 -53:57:12.6 91.699 1.63 108.3 HIP 76455 21.29
2025-11-30 15:35:08.95 -53:57:24.9 91.701 1.63 108.8 HIP 76455 20.97
2025-12-01 15:35:13.15 -53:57:37.5 91.702 1.63 109.4 HIP 76455 20.66
2025-12-02 15:35:17.33 -53:57:50.5 91.704 1.63 109.9 HIP 76455 20.38
2025-12-03 15:35:21.49 -53:58:03.8 91.705 1.63 110.5 HIP 76455 20.13
2025-12-04 15:35:25.64 -53:58:17.4 91.705 1.62 111.0 HIP 76455 19.90
2025-12-05 15:35:29.76 -53:58:31.4 91.706 1.62 111.5 HIP 76455 19.69
2025-12-06 15:35:33.87 -53:58:45.7 91.706 1.62 112.1 HIP 76455 19.51
2025-12-07 15:35:37.95 -53:59:00.3 91.706 1.62 112.1 HIP 76455 19.35